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Aug 12, 2021 · But alas, as of Aug. 8, 2021, seven years after his death, we can officially say it—Bill Nunn Jr. is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. BILL NUNN was celebrated at the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past weekend, Aug. 5-8. A photo of his Hall of Fame bust is at right. (Photos courtesy Karl Roser/Pittsburgh Steelers) About Post Author
Feb 7, 2021 · Taking the call: While Alan Faneca received his news in person, Lynell Nunn found out that her late father, Bill Nunn Jr., made it to the Hall of Fame in a different manner.
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Jackie Robinson. Muhammad Ali. Roberto Clemente. Joe Louis. As a journalist, Nunn covered them all. He always knew how to read, study and connect with athletes. After all, he was one himself. He was a basketball player at West Virginia State who had the opportunity to sign with the Harlem Globetrotters. But he would forgo a sports career to follow ...
Nunn scrutinized the prospect standing before him, deducing Brandon Hunt’s entire backstory within seconds. “Oh, here we go,” Nunn said, donning a white Starter Steelers tracksuit and yellow Oakley shades indoors. “Another reject coming to work for us.” It was the summer of 2005 and Hunt was just beginning his scouting internship with Pittsburgh. A...
They all assumed there would be more rides. More talks. More laughs. Nunn had walked the hallways of the Steelers facility for decades, befriending and advising generations of Rooneys, personnel scouts and players. For so long, he had been the guy behind the scenes. The gravelly voice in the back of the room. And no one could picture the building w...
Bill Nunn Jr. (Photo Courtesy: Pittsburgh Steelers) The PFWA’s Bill Nunn Jr. Award is given to a reporter who has made a long and distinguished contribution to pro football through coverage. The award is named for Nunn, who prior to his Hall of Fame scouting career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, worked for 22 years at the Pittsburgh Courier ...
Official website. The Bill Nunn Memorial Award is bestowed annually by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) to a reporter for their "long and distinguished contribution to pro football through coverage". It is named after Bill Nunn Jr., who worked for 22 years at the Pittsburgh Courier.
Aug 25, 2020 · Bill Nunn Jr., an instrumental figure in the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty of the 1970s, was selected as a finalist in the contributor category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of...
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Sep 12, 2020 · News flash—the late Bill Nunn Jr., arguably the most successful athletic scout from any professional sports league, is now an eligible finalist as a candidate to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor. He will be profiled during the pregame program.
